Immigration Statistics

Asylum tables - as_02_q to as_06

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Immigration Statistics - April to June 2016
Asylum
Publication Date: 25 August 2016
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Cover sheet
Nation
Notes al
Period Statisti
Table Title
Volum covered cs? Last updated Next planned update
e1
as_01 Asylum applications and initial decisions for main applicants, 1984 to 2015 Yes ### ###
by country of nationality
as_01_ Asylum applications and initial decisions for main applicants, Q1 2001 to Q2 Yes ### ###
q
as_02 by country
Asylum of nationality
applications and initial decisions for main applicants 2016
1979 to 2015 Yes ### ###
and dependants, by country of nationality
Volum
e2
as_02_qAsylum applications and initial decisions for main applicants Q1 2002 to Q2 Yes ### ###
and dependants, by country of nationality 2016
as_03 Asylum applications from main applicants, by age, sex and 2008 to 2015 Yes ### 31 August 2017
country of nationality
as_04 Asylum applications from main applicants and dependants, 2008 to 2015 Yes ### 31 August 2017
by age, sex and country of nationality
as_05 Asylum initial decisions from main applicants, by sex and 2006 to 2015 Yes ### 31 August 2017
country of nationality
as_06 Outcome analysis of asylum applications, as at May 2016
Volum 2004 to 2015 Yes ### 31 August 2017
e3
as_07 Asylum applications received in Europe and elsewhere for 2002 to 2015 Yes ### ###
main applicants and dependants
as_07_ Asylum applications received in Europe and elsewhere for Q1 2008 to Q2 Yes ### ###
q main applicants and dependants 2016
as_08 Asylum applications received from Unaccompanied Asylum 2006 to 2015 Yes ### ###
Seeking Children, excluding dependants, by sex and age at
as_08_qtime of application
Asylum applications received from Unaccompanied Asylum Q1 2006 to Q2 Yes ### ###
Seeking Children, excluding dependants, by sex and age at 2016
time of application
as_09 Initial decisions on asylum applications from Unaccompanied 2006 to 2015 Yes ### ###
Asylum Seeking Children, excluding dependants, by sex and
age at initial decision
as_09_qInitial decisions on asylum applications from Unaccompanied Q1 2006 to Q2 Yes ### ###
Asylum Seeking Children, excluding dependants, by sex and 2016
age at initial decision
as_10 Age disputes raised and resolved for asylum applicants, by 2006 to 2015 Yes ### ###
country of nationality
as_10_qAge disputes raised and resolved for asylum applicants, by Q1 2006 to Q2 Yes ### ###
as_11 country
Asylum of
mainnationality
applicants accepted onto the fast track 2016
2010 to 02 Yes ### N/A
process, by country of nationality July 2015
as_12 Outcomes of asylum main applicants accepted onto the fast 2008 to 02 Yes ### N/A
track process July 2015
as_13_qMain applicants refused asylum and eligible for the non- Q1 2009 to Q2 Yes ### ###
suspensive appeals process, by country of nationality 2016
Volum
e4
as_14 Asylum appeal applications and determinations, by country 2007 to 2015 Yes ### ###
of nationality and sex
as_14_qAsylum appeal applications and determinations, by country Q1 2007 to Q2 Yes ### ###
of nationality for asylum support, by support type and country 2016
as_15 Applications 2002 to 2015 Yes ### ###
of nationality
as_16_qAsylum seekers in receipt of Section 95 support, by local Q4 2003 to Q2 Yes ### ###
authority,
as_17_qAsylum as at end
seekers of quarter
in receipt 2016
of Section 95 support, by country Q2 2004 to Q2 Yes ### ###
of nationality and UK region, as at end of quarter 2016
as_18_qAsylum seekers in receipt of Section 4 or Section 98 support, Q3 2005 to Q2 Yes ### ###
and decisions to grant Section 4 support 2016
as_19_qRefugees (and others) resettled, including dependants 2004 to Q2 201Yes ### ###
as_20_qRefugees (and others) resettled under the Syrian Vulnerable Q4 2015 to Q2 Yes ### ###
Persons Resettlement scheme, including dependants, by
local authority

For more information please refer to the User Guide to Home Office Immigration Statistics.

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Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period
and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.

Humanitarian Protection (HP) and Discretionary Leave (DL) replaced Exceptional

Leave to Remain (ELR) from 1 April 2003. ELR was given at the discretion of the
Home Secretary when an asylum seekers asylum claim had been refused.

Figures for 'Other grants' include: grants under family and private life rules, which
relate to the introduction of a new approach to Article 8 of the European
Convention on Human Rights, from 9 July 2012; Leave Outside the Rules, which
was introduced for those refused asylum from 1 April 2013; and UASC leave,
which was introduced for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children refused
asylum but eligible for temporary leave from 1 April 2013.
'Non-substantiated withdrawals' are where an applicant fails to attend an initial
interview and therefore fails to substantiate their claim, their claim is treated as
withdrawn. Data not available prior to April 2008.
The Certified Refusal category refers to refusals where there is no right of appeal
within the UK.
The Other Refusals category include those that are non-certified, those that are
refused under Article 1F of the 1951 UN Convention and other refusals for which
the reason is unknown.
Tables as_01
Figures shownand
in as_02
as_01 for 1989 to 1993 and as_02 for 1989 to 2001 were
rounded to the nearest 5 (- = 0, * = 1 or 2) and may not sum to the totals shown
because of independent rounding. Figures for applications shown in as_02 for
1991 to 2001 are rounded to the nearest 100 due to dependants applications being
estimated. Data, after April 2000 for asylum applications and May 2000 for asylum
decisions, have been taken from the Asylum Case Information Database. Prior to
this date manual counts were taken.

The tables do not include grants of asylum or ELR (exceptional leave to remain) or
refusals on non-compliance grounds under the backlog criteria in 1999 and 2000
which aimed to reduce the pre-1996 asylum application backlog.

In as_01 'Fresh claims' are when a human rights or asylum claim has been
refused, withdrawn or treated as withdrawn under paragraph 333C of Immigration
Rule 353 and any appeal relating to that claim is no longer pending, the decision
maker will consider any further submissions and, if rejected, will then determine
whether they amount to a fresh claim. The submissions will amount to a fresh claim
if they are significantly different from the material that has previously been
considered. The submissions will only be significantly different if the content: had
not already been considered; and taken together with the previously considered
material, created a realistic prospect of success, not withstanding its rejection.

'Pending' cases are those asylum applications, including fresh claims, lodged since
1 April 2006 which are still under consideration at the end of the reference period.
Table as_06 (Outcome analysis of asylum applications)
Year relates to the period in which the application was made; the actual initial
decision and/or appeal may have occurred in a different year.
Appeals do not include outcomes of cases reconsidered prior to appeal. Excludes
cases which were successful after appeal to the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration
and Asylum Chamber.
Cases with decision not known' and 'Appeals with decision not known' reflect that
no confirmation of a decision on the case/appeal had been received when the
statistics were compiled in August 2015.
The nationality breakdowns in table as_06 may not match those in table as_01.
This is due to changes to the nationalities made on the caseworking database,
from which the data is drawn.
Table as_07 and as_07_q (Asylum applications received in Europe and elsewhere)
Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 (* = 1 to 49) and may not sum to the totals
shown due to independent rounding.
Population estimates are sourced from the Population Reference Bureau.
Figures for the following countries are sourced from the Intergovernmental
Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees (IGC): Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands,
Norway Sweden and Switzerland.
Figures for the following countries are sourced from UNHCR: Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and
United
FiguresStates.
for Belgium and United States are adjusted to include an estimated
number of dependants.
Croatia joined the EU on 1 July 2013, and is included in the EU 28 total, and also
in the Total Europe (Selected countries) and Total (Total selected countries) from
2013 Q3 onwards. The 400 asylum applications to Croatia in 2013 Q3 and Q4
have been included in the annual 2013 figure for the EU 28 total, Total Europe
(Selected countries) and Total (Total selected countries).

In Q2 2016, figures for Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,

Portugal, Poland, Australia, Canada and United States are estimated.

'Estimated Asylum seekers / 1,000 of population' uses mid-year population

estimates as at the year of application. In the table showing data by quarter the
figure has been multiplied by 4 in all cases to be comparable with the annual data.
Tables as_08 and as_09 (Unaccompanied asylum seeking children)
An Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC) is a person under 18, or who, in
the absence of documentary evidence establishing age, appears to be under that
age, is applying for asylum on his or her own right and has no relative or guardian
in the United Kingdom.
Table as_08
Provides (Asylum
a count applications
of asylum received
applications from
received UASCs)
from main applicants who are
treated as an unaccompanied child for at least one day from the date of
application, up until, where applicable, the initial decision.
The age groups provided relate to the age at application, based on the date of birth
recorded when the data were extracted.
Table as_09 (UASC initial decisions and withdrawals)
Provides a count of initial decisions or applications withdrawn from main applicants
treated as unaccompanied child for at least one day between the dates of asylum
application and initial decision, though excluding anyone whose recorded date of
birth indicates they were over 18 at the date of the application.
The age groups provided relate to the age at initial decision or withdrawal, based
on the date of birth recorded when the data were extracted.
Table as_10 (Age disputes raised and resolved)
An age dispute case refers to an applicant who claims to be a child, but whose
appearance and/or general demeanour strongly suggests that they are 18 or over,
and whose age is disputed by the Home Office unless there is credible
documentary or other persuasive evidence to demonstrate the age claimed.
Provides counts of age assessment requests raised for a main asylum applicant
and the number of age assessments marked as completed.
'Age disputes raised' relates to the number of age assessment requests made in a
quarter where the asylum application was made in the same or an earlier quarter,
together with asylum applications raised where there is an age assessment
outstanding from a previous quarter.
The age groups provided relate to the age the individual was considered to be
when the age assessment request were raised, based on the date of birth recorded
when the data were extracted. It is expected that the date of birth would have been
updated to reflect the outcome of the age assessment.
Tables as_11 and as_12 (Fast Track process)
Includes cases dealt with at other scheduled sites under the Fast Track procedure.
For
The years priornon-suspensive
detained to 2012, may include
appealaprocess
numberatofOakington
non detained cases.
moved to
Harmondsworth (for males) in 2003 and Yarl's Wood (for females) in 2005
Cases may be taken out of the Fast Track process if more complex issues emerge,
alongside the respective detained fast track process already there.
which were not apparent at the initial screening stage, necessitating additional
enquiries which cannot be conducted within the Fast Track timescales, or when it is
decided that for whatever reason, the applicant is no longer suitable for fast track
processing.
The appeals figures include cases that have been taken out of the Fast Track
process.
Cases with decision not known' and 'Appeals with decision not known' reflect that
no confirmation of a decision on the case/appeal had been received when the
statistics were compiled.

Removals and voluntary departures relate to people, including dependants, leaving

the UK either voluntarily when they no longer had a right to stay in the UK or where
the Home Office has sought to return them to their own country, an EU Member
State, or a third country where they are permanently admissible. This includes
enforced removals and voluntary returns, which comprise assisted returns, notified
(or controlled) returns, and other verified returns. For more information please refer
to the User Guide to Home Office Immigration Statistics.
Data as at date of compilation (2015: 16 May 2016, 2014: 11 May 2015, 2013: 7
April 2014, 2012: 13 May 2013, 2011: 14 May 2012; 2010: 9 May 2011; 2009: 7
June 2010; 2008: 8 May 2009).
In the Immigration Statistics October to December 2015 release, the fast track
outcomes figures for 2013 (as_12) have been updated to correct an error in
processing appeals outcomes data; the total appeals raised figure for 2013 is
On 26 June 2015, the Court of Appeal declared the Fast Track Rules (FTR)
unchanged.
unlawful. A separate legal challenge highlighted risks surrounding the protections
within the system for particularly vulnerable applicants. In light of these issues, on
2 July 2015, the government suspended the operation of the detained fast track
policy until it is satisfied that the right structures are in place to minimise any
unfairness.
Table
Quarteras_13
referred(Non-suspensive
to is the quarterappeals)
in which the initial decision was made; a case is
designated clearly unfounded based on the country of nationality if the country was
on the list of designated countries when the application was made.
Numbers exclude those awaiting an initial decision.

The table for Non-Suspensive Appeals been redesigned to provide more detailed
information and clarity of definitions. 'Total eligible for the non-suspensive appeals
process' includes main applicants who have been refused asylum, HP or DL where
the refusal was certified as clearly unfounded. Previously this category included a
broader definition; main applicants refused asylum, HP or DL.

Since 22 May 2007 the designated countries have been: Albania, Bolivia, Bosnia,
Brazil, Ecuador, Gambia (males only), Ghana (males only), India, Kenya (males
only), Liberia (males only), Macedonia, Malawi (males only), Mali (males only),
Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nigeria (males only), Peru, Serbia,
Sierra Leone (males only), South Africa and Ukraine. Kosovo was designated until
17 February 2008, but returned to the list on 3 March 2010. South Korea has been
designated since 3 March 2010. Jamaica was designated until 3 March 2015,
when designation was ruled unlawful by a Supreme Court judgment.
Table as_14 (Asylum appeals)
HM
The Courts & Tribunals
data exclude Service (HMCTS) (formerly the Tribunals Service
dependants.
Immigration and Asylum (TSIA)), consists of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper
Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTTIAC and UTIAC). This
replaced the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) on 15 February 2010. All
figures for appeals determined are cases dealt with by Immigration Judges at the
AIT or FTTIAC.
The appeals allowed figures may include a small number of cases where the
asylum application was granted at initial decision, but later appealed against. This
may be due to the circumstances of the grant (i.e. discretionary leave/UASC leave
rather than asylum).
Withdrawn figures include cases withdrawn by the Home Office, as well as those withdrawn by the appellant.
Figures for immigration and asylum appeals at First-Tier Tribunal and subsequent
stages published by the Ministry of Justice are available from:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.
Table as_15 (Asylum support applications)
The data exclude dependants.
Caution should be taken when comparing data for 2012 and earlier with figures
from 2013 onwards, due to a change in processing method.
Tables as_15 and as_17 (Asylum support)
'Invalid applications for support and support type not yet known' are cases that
have been deemed invalid or has not yet been assessed.
A family is defined in this context as any main applicant with at least one dependant.
Caution should be taken when comparing data for 2012 and earlier with figures
from 2013 onwards, due to a change in processing method.
Tables as_16 and as_17 (Asylum support)
The data include asylum seekers and their dependants in receipt of support, and
failed asylum seekers who remain supported under section 95 if they have children
at the time their claim is finally rejected.
The data exclude unaccompanied asylum seeking children supported by Local Authorities.
The data on asylum seekers in dispersed accommodation exclude those in initial accommodation.
'Disbenefited cases' are cases that were supported under the main UK benefits
system and were moved into asylum support. Some of these cases remained in
the original social services accommodation while still supported. Since Q2 2010,
data on disbenefited cases have not been published.
See below for changes to Local Authorities.
Caution should be taken when comparing data for 2012 and earlier with figures
from 2013 onwards, due to a change in processing method.
Table as_18 (Asylum Section 4 & 98 support)
The data on those in receipt of support under Section 98 include dependants.
Caution should be taken when comparing data for 2012 and earlier with figures
from 2013 onwards, due to a change in processing method.
Table
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Figures presented here relate to the local authority people are allocated to under
the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme, as recorded on Home
Office databases at the time the data were extracted on 21st July 2016. To aid the
operation of the Syrian VPR scheme, people are allocated to a lead local authority
in advance of resettlement and will be recorded on the database as such.
However, on arrival in the UK, some may actually be resettled in a different local
authority to that originally recorded (generally one that neighbours the lead
authority) and the database will be updated to reflect this. These revisions will be
incorporated into the data series on a quarterly basis to coincide with the regular
publication of Immigration Statistics.

2007
From 2007 Serbia and Montenegro shown separately as: Former Yugoslavia,
Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia; the small number of cases recorded as nationals
of Serbia and Montenegro are included under Serbia.
2009
Structural changes to Local Government in England were effected on 1 April 2009,
whereby a number of new Local Authorities were created:
Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth Valley, Castle Morpeth, Tynedale, and
Wansbeck Local Authorities merged to become Northumberland Local
Authority.
Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham, and South
Shropshire Local Authorities merged to become Shropshire Local Authority.
Caradon, Carrick, Kerrier, North Cornwall, Penwith, and Restormel Local
Authorities merged to become Cornwall Local Authority.
Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston, and Vale Royal Local Authorities merged
to become Cheshire West and Chester Local Authority.
Chester-le-Street, Derwentside, Durham, Easington, Sedgefield, Teesdale,
and Wear Valley Local Authorities merged to become County Durham Local
Authority.
 Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, and Macclesfield Local Authorities merged to
become Cheshire
Kennet, North East Local
Wiltshire, Authority.
Salisbury, and West Wiltshire Local Authorities
merged to become Wiltshire Local Authority.
Mid Bedfordshire, and South Bedfordshire Local Authorities merged to
become Central Bedfordshire Local Authority.
2011
From 2011 onwards 'Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba' / 'Curacao' / 'St. Maarten
(Dutch Part)' replaced 'Netherlands Antilles'.

Prior to July 2011, Sudan includes all individuals presenting travel documents or
passports relating to that country. Since July 2011, nationals of South Sudan who
presented Sudanese travel documents may continue to be recorded under Sudan.
2014
New geographical regions, similar to those used by the Office for National
Statistics, have been implemented in Immigration Statistics July to September
2014.
2015
Structural changes to Local Government in Northern Ireland were effected on 1
April 2015, whereby a number of new Local Authorities were created:
Antrim and Newtownabbey Local Authorities merged to become "Antrim and
Newtownabbey" Local Authority.
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Local Authorities merged to become
"Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon" Local Authority
Ballymoney, Coleraine, Limavady and Moyle Local Authorities merged to
become "Causeway Coast and Glens" Local Authority.
Derry City and Strabane Local Authorities merged to become "Derry and
Strabane" Local Authority.
Fermanagh and Omagh Local Authorities merged to become "Fermanagh and
Omagh" Local Authority.
Lisburn and Castlereagh Local Authorities merged to become "Lisburn and
Castlereagh" Local Authority.
Ballymena, Larne and Carrickfergus Local Authorities merged to become "Mid
and East Antrim" Local Authority.
Cookstown, Dungannon and Magherafelt Local Authorities merged to become
"Mid Ulster" Local Authority.
Down, and Newry and Mourne Local Authorities merged to become "Newry, Mourne and Down" Local Authority.
Ards and North Down Local Authorities merged to become "North Down and Ards" Local Authority.
Table as_02_q: Asylum applications and initial decisions for main applicants and dependants, by country of nationality
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Applicati Applicatio Total

Total ons ns initial Grants
applicatio received received decision Total of Grants Grants Grants Other Total
Quarter Geographical region Country of nationality ns at ports in-country s grants asylum of HP of DL of ELR grants refusals
2002 Q1 Europe Other Albania 309 60 249 373 91 19 z z 72 z 282
2002 Q2 Europe Other Albania 375 34 341 370 66 0 z z 66 z 304
2002 Q3 Europe Other Albania 368 30 338 404 94 7 z z 87 z 310
2002 Q4 Europe Other Albania 298 20 278 324 70 6 z z 64 z 254
2003 Q1 Europe Other Albania 260 15 245 391 99 0 z z 99 z 292
2003 Q2 Europe Other Albania 157 16 141 234 29 2 0 27 z z 205
2003 Q3 Europe Other Albania 148 10 138 169 3 0 0 3 z z 166
2003 Q4 Europe Other Albania 121 9 112 211 70 1 0 69 z z 141
2004 Q1 Europe Other Albania 126 14 112 252 62 0 0 62 z z 190
2004 Q2 Europe Other Albania 68 9 59 153 17 0 0 17 z z 136
2004 Q3 Europe Other Albania 75 5 70 99 16 0 2 14 z z 83
2004 Q4 Europe Other Albania 74 1 73 90 16 0 1 15 z z 74
2005 Q1 Europe Other Albania 67 6 61 70 11 1 0 10 z z 59
2005 Q2 Europe Other Albania 52 3 49 67 1 0 0 1 z z 66
2005 Q3 Europe Other Albania 39 4 35 45 14 0 0 14 z z 31
2005 Q4 Europe Other Albania 41 3 38 34 6 0 0 6 z z 28
2006 Q1 Europe Other Albania 54 11 43 58 17 0 0 17 z z 41
2006 Q2 Europe Other Albania 47 1 46 38 7 0 0 7 z z 31
2006 Q3 Europe Other Albania 44 3 41 32 6 0 0 6 z z 26
2006 Q4 Europe Other Albania 38 6 32 30 8 0 0 8 z z 22
2007 Q1 Europe Other Albania 50 0 50 49 16 0 0 16 z z 33
2007 Q2 Europe Other Albania 49 7 42 41 6 0 0 6 z z 35
2007 Q3 Europe Other Albania 45 6 39 67 14 1 0 13 z z 53
2007 Q4 Europe Other Albania 48 8 40 32 3 0 0 3 z z 29
2008 Q1 Europe Other Albania 44 6 38 28 7 0 0 7 z z 21
2008 Q2 Europe Other Albania 36 2 34 33 7 0 0 7 z z 26
2008 Q3 Europe Other Albania 40 3 37 28 5 0 0 5 z z 23
2008 Q4 Europe Other Albania 53 5 48 50 20 0 2 18 z z 30
2009 Q1 Europe Other Albania 78 5 73 31 12 0 0 12 z z 19
2009 Q2 Europe Other Albania 68 7 61 41 11 0 0 11 z z 30
2009 Q3 Europe Other Albania 44 6 38 39 11 0 0 11 z z 28
2009 Q4 Europe Other Albania 46 8 38 56 15 6 2 7 z z 41
2010 Q1 Europe Other Albania 51 0 51 49 7 2 0 5 z z 42
2010 Q2 Europe Other Albania 60 3 57 61 14 6 1 7 z z 47
2010 Q3 Europe Other Albania 57 6 51 59 15 0 4 11 z z 44
2010 Q4 Europe Other Albania 51 6 45 73 15 6 0 9 z z 58
2011 Q1 Europe Other Albania 68 10 58 46 8 0 0 8 z z 38
2011 Q2 Europe Other Albania 75 13 62 63 13 2 0 11 z z 50
2011 Q3 Europe Other Albania 112 29 83 61 24 8 0 16 z z 37
2011 Q4 Europe Other Albania 184 28 156 84 28 11 0 17 z z 56
2012 Q1 Europe Other Albania 176 34 142 110 47 16 0 31 z z 63
2012 Q2 Europe Other Albania 213 17 196 137 52 22 0 30 z z 85
2012 Q3 Europe Other Albania 273 65 208 145 57 31 1 24 z 1 88
2012 Q4 Europe Other Albania 355 90 265 145 29 16 0 12 z 1 116
2013 Q1 Europe Other Albania 421 136 285 280 92 22 0 69 z 1 188
2013 Q2 Europe Other Albania 351 72 279 315 91 25 0 61 z 5 224
2013 Q3 Europe Other Albania 376 59 317 199 57 28 0 27 z 2 142
2013 Q4 Europe Other Albania 493 66 427 138 24 20 0 0 z 4 114
2014 Q1 Europe Other Albania 534 27 507 179 30 1 0 4 z 25 149
2014 Q2 Europe Other Albania 420 42 378 230 35 1 0 5 z 29 195
2014 Q3 Europe Other Albania 453 33 420 501 75 3 0 16 z 56 426
2014 Q4 Europe Other Albania 565 66 499 410 118 1 0 10 z 107 292
2015 Q1 Europe Other Albania 476 36 440 651 119 6 0 16 z 97 532
2015 Q2 Europe Other Albania 480 52 428 426 103 2 0 12 z 89 323
2015 Q3 Europe Other Albania 501 51 450 365 55 1 0 12 z 42 310
2015 Q4 Europe Other Albania 541 65 476 527 91 1 0 8 z 82 436
2016 Q1 Europe Other Albania 443 49 394 327 80 0 0 8 z 72 247
2016 Q2 Europe Other Albania 440 44 396 310 65 9 0 3 z 53 245
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d country complia Total ted pending less than or for more Pending
refusal Other refusal nce withdraw withdrawa Total initial equal to 6 than 6 further
s refusals s refusals als ls pending decision months months review
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117 119 0 68 : z : : : : :
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22 50 5 6 20 z : : : : :
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14 33 0 0 6 2 154 92 44 48 62
11 32 1 0 15 2 131 79 44 35 52
20 34 3 1 12 2 123 52 29 23 71
9 29 0 0 24 5 147 70 41 29 77
13 32 5 0 15 2 137 68 45 23 69
13 23 1 0 20 6 159 100 76 24 59
9 35 12 0 24 6 239 174 160 14 65
10 44 9 0 23 10 292 208 165 43 84
22 47 16 0 22 6 359 261 179 82 98
25 55 8 0 11 3 481 373 259 114 108
40 66 10 0 42 9 696 562 389 173 134
25 127 35 1 41 15 878 652 397 255 226
45 126 52 1 35 7 901 660 353 307 241
36 79 26 1 40 22 975 780 403 377 195
23 72 19 0 42 5 1,249 1,070 609 461 179
35 83 30 1 76 21 1,574 1,377 771 606 197
49 118 28 0 50 16 1,786 1,528 681 847 258
193 204 29 0 54 17 1,875 1,458 615 843 417
140 133 19 0 55 12 1,968 1,562 768 794 406
214 297 21 0 99 37 1,969 1,282 776 506 687
129 182 12 0 80 35 2,072 1,295 694 601 777
137 156 17 0 87 34 2,199 1,418 688 730 781
143 282 11 0 77 42 2,211 1,393 714 679 818
96 138 13 0 65 20 2,231 1,500 719 781 731
86 136 23 0 69 18 2,228 1,619 744 875 609
Table as_03: Asylum applications from main applicants, by age, sex and country of nationality
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Total Total male

Applicatio applicatio Male: Male: 10- Male: 14- Male: 16- Male: 18- Male: 21- Male: 25- Male: 30-
Year Geographical region Country of nationality ns ns under 5 Male: 5-9 13 15 17 20 24 29 34
2008 *Total *Total 25,932 18,524 26 49 343 999 1,835 2,923 2,708 3,894 2,344
2009 *Total *Total 24,487 16,410 15 39 245 816 1,277 2,291 2,150 3,427 2,568
2010 *Total *Total 17,916 12,571 12 13 117 331 701 1,334 1,873 2,972 2,082
2011 *Total *Total 19,865 14,460 7 17 138 332 628 1,234 2,229 3,698 2,545
2012 *Total *Total 21,843 15,765 13 16 89 294 621 1,224 2,764 3,961 2,851
2013 *Total *Total 23,584 17,177 12 11 88 322 789 1,197 2,800 4,512 3,120
2014 *Total *Total 25,033 18,190 6 6 122 521 1,129 1,454 3,170 4,671 2,972
2015 *Total *Total 32,733 25,945 7 19 259 820 1,968 3,180 4,728 6,820 3,501
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Male: female
Male: 35- Male: 40- Male: 50- Male: 60- Male: Age application Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female:
39 49 59 64 65+ unknown s under 5 5-9 10-13 14-15 16-17 18-20 21-24 25-29 30-34 35-39
1,589 1,343 309 65 89 8 7,390 29 28 63 128 338 568 1,021 1,814 1,237 831
1,604 1,427 401 64 82 4 8,049 23 26 47 88 222 494 1,003 1,913 1,475 964
1,353 1,300 329 73 79 2 5,329 24 19 39 91 183 367 761 1,191 966 649
1,620 1,427 388 79 114 4 5,392 11 10 23 57 182 377 780 1,315 991 635
1,728 1,486 477 112 129 1 6,071 22 20 42 51 163 400 933 1,585 1,135 662
1,840 1,717 468 134 164 3 6,396 16 14 33 50 184 405 972 1,669 1,170 736
1,742 1,622 470 116 187 2 6,842 13 12 23 75 215 459 1,043 1,672 1,191 844
2,128 1,756 483 129 146 1 6,788 12 15 32 84 260 426 1,054 1,633 1,210 785
 Female: Sex
Female: Female: Female: Female: Age unknow
40-49 50-59 60-64 65+ unknown n
816 320 77 119 1 18
1,057 506 100 129 2 28
649 231 74 85 0 16
641 224 57 88 1 13
620 252 79 107 1 7
630 278 97 141 1 11
710 302 110 173 0 1
747 287 101 142 0 0
Table as_04: Asylum applications from main applicants and dependants, by age, sex and country of nationality
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Total Total male

Application application Male: Male: 10- Male: 14- Male: 16- Male: 18- Male: 21- Male: 25- Male: 30-
Year Geographical region Country of nationality s s under 5 Male: 5-9 13 15 17 20 24 29 34
2,008 *Total *Total 31,313 21,020 1,017 521 657 1,118 1,940 2,931 2,719 3,951 2,412
2,009 *Total *Total 30,673 19,146 1,088 548 572 954 1,386 2,301 2,158 3,490 2,666
2,010 *Total *Total 22,644 14,605 735 411 344 426 781 1,338 1,891 3,022 2,158
2,011 *Total *Total 25,898 17,088 974 572 462 468 728 1,244 2,246 3,763 2,642
2,012 *Total *Total 27,978 18,504 1,094 565 405 420 728 1,232 2,782 4,030 2,953
2,013 *Total *Total 29,875 19,944 1,226 591 424 439 903 1,206 2,826 4,588 3,223
2,014 *Total *Total 32,344 21,485 1,391 681 514 676 1,260 1,462 3,219 4,797 3,104
2,015 *Total *Total 39,968 29,326 1,401 719 618 971 2,085 3,184 4,761 6,956 3,669
 Total
Male: female
Male: 35- Male: 40- Male: 50- Male: 60- Male: Age applicatio Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female:
39 49 59 64 65+ unknown ns under 5 5-9 10-13 14-15 16-17 18-20 21-24 25-29 30-34 35-39
1,654 1,399 329 71 101 200 10,263 921 512 332 238 429 591 1,103 2,054 1,433 962
1,698 1,496 412 64 95 218 11,472 1,113 571 374 221 333 515 1,084 2,172 1,726 1,138
1,429 1,356 343 79 93 199 7,990 831 450 282 196 261 394 843 1,403 1,161 780
1,707 1,496 405 81 129 171 8,780 948 516 286 178 283 408 923 1,635 1,322 830
1,803 1,565 499 113 140 175 9,453 971 565 292 172 247 433 1,070 1,897 1,447 847
1,916 1,790 487 139 183 3 9,906 1,225 559 287 156 280 438 1,094 1,990 1,498 912
1,855 1,711 493 119 200 3 10,825 1,315 649 377 227 337 489 1,179 1,997 1,550 1,026
2,259 1,893 513 139 156 2 10,616 1,299 652 343 215 375 456 1,170 1,962 1,554 988
 Female: Sex
Female: Female: Female: Female: Age unknow
40-49 50-59 60-64 65+ unknown n
927 362 97 143 159 30
1,195 557 110 144 219 55
759 260 86 102 182 49
793 288 81 116 173 30
779 316 112 145 160 21
790 362 133 180 2 25
911 378 164 223 3 34
926 359 134 182 1 26
Table as_05: Asylum initial decisions from main applicants, by sex and country of nationality
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Male:
Male: Male: non-
Total Total Male: Male: Male: Male: Male: Male: Male: Male: 3rd complian
decisio decision Total grants of grants of grants of Other Total certified other country ce
Year Geographical region Country of nationality ns s grants asylum HP DL grants refusals refusals refusals refusals refusals
2006 *Total *Total 20,930 14,564 3,009 1,272 22 1,715 z 11,555 852 7,971 1,504 1,228
2007 *Total *Total 21,775 14,983 3,746 2,026 64 1,656 z 11,237 819 7,760 1,121 1,537
2008 *Total *Total 19,398 13,490 4,078 2,242 46 1,790 z 9,412 747 6,459 1,543 663
2009 *Total *Total 24,287 16,054 4,408 2,286 41 2,081 z 11,646 774 9,051 1,725 96
2010 *Total *Total 20,261 13,997 3,558 2,293 29 1,236 z 10,439 954 8,626 769 90
2011 *Total *Total 17,380 12,566 3,920 2,994 39 887 z 8,646 928 6,953 686 79
2012 *Total *Total 16,774 12,087 4,087 3,492 54 511 30 8,000 1,348 5,984 649 19
2013 *Total *Total 17,543 12,850 4,508 3,938 30 443 97 8,342 1,156 6,320 843 23
2014 *Total *Total 19,782 14,340 5,926 5,333 46 93 454 8,414 1,337 6,283 784 10
2015 *Total *Total 28,622 21,047 8,733 7,679 70 103 881 12,314 1,706 9,390 1,218 0
 Female: Sex
Female: Female: non- Unknow
total Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: Female: 3rd complian n: Total
decision total grants of grants of grants of Other Total certified other country ce decisio
s grants asylum HP DL grants refusals refusals refusals refusals refusals ns
6,350 1,463 896 35 532 z 4,887 102 4,065 184 536 16
6,771 1,996 1,519 60 417 z 4,775 135 3,906 165 569 21
5,896 1,814 1,485 47 282 z 4,082 221 3,556 126 179 12
8,221 2,333 1,902 53 378 z 5,888 265 5,466 147 10 12
6,250 1,633 1,193 62 378 z 4,617 395 4,123 79 20 14
4,805 1,727 1,318 42 367 z 3,078 258 2,729 78 13 9
4,682 1,970 1,642 34 239 55 2,712 257 2,376 76 3 5
4,686 2,034 1,798 23 90 123 2,652 250 2,268 132 2 7
5,433 2,223 1,932 22 107 162 3,210 443 2,632 131 4 9
7,575 2,688 2,296 40 124 228 4,887 704 4,092 91 0 0
Table as_06: Outcome analysis of asylum applications, as at May 2016
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Cases Appeals
Total Total Applicati with with
main initial Refused ons decision Dismisse Appeals outcome Total
applican decision Granted Granted Other asylum, withdra not Appeals Allowed d withdraw not fresh
Year of aGeographical region Country of nationality ts s asylum HP/DL grants HP or DL wn known lodged appeals appeals n known claims
2008 *Total *Total 25,932 22,097 4,410 2,482 13 15,192 3,443 392 12,168 3,160 8,221 504 283 1,110
2009 *Total *Total 24,487 21,115 3,397 2,261 20 15,437 3,073 299 13,253 3,994 8,582 507 170 729
2010 *Total *Total 17,916 15,839 2,988 1,251 7 11,593 1,892 185 9,322 2,490 6,243 441 148 422
2011 *Total *Total 19,865 17,649 4,798 1,253 60 11,538 2,033 183 9,174 2,506 5,908 625 135 343
2012 *Total *Total 21,843 19,058 5,957 790 242 12,069 2,516 269 8,935 2,559 5,518 615 243 336
2013 *Total *Total 23,584 20,538 6,808 362 549 12,819 2,459 587 9,458 2,658 5,859 499 442 213
2014 *Total *Total 25,033 21,731 8,568 257 853 12,053 2,038 1,264 9,363 2,885 4,843 370 1,265 133
2015 *Total *Total 32,733 23,525 8,234 189 901 14,201 2,305 6,903 8,949 995 1,475 136 6,343 81
 Estimate
d final
Estimate outcome Estimate
Total Estimate d final s: d final
enforced Other d final outcome Refused outcome
removals confirme outcome s: asylum, s: Cases
(including Total Notified d s: Grants HP or DL with
returns voluntary Assisted voluntary voluntary Grants of HP/DL or decision
from departure Voluntary departure departure of and withdra not
detention) s Returns s s asylum other wn known
4,595 2,435 1,676 293 466 7,205 2,860 15,192 675
4,219 2,198 1,537 290 371 7,000 2,672 14,346 469
3,431 1,792 1,343 228 221 5,155 1,581 10,847 333
3,308 1,778 1,177 349 252 6,994 1,623 10,930 318
3,145 1,996 1,415 370 211 8,254 1,294 11,783 512
3,005 2,364 1,919 295 150 9,219 1,158 12,178 1,029
2,755 882 440 383 59 11,209 1,354 9,941 2,529
1,119 329 89 204 36 9,151 1,168 9,168 13,246